Clock-chime.



No. 685,045. Patented Oct. 22, |90I.

' C. A. JACQUES.

CLOCK CHIME.

(Application led Feb. 12, 1901.) (N o M o d e I Patented 0pt. 22, 190|.

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(Applicatiun filed Feb. 12, 1901.)

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CHARLES A. JACQUES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO BAWO a DOTTER, OFNEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CLOCK-CHIIVIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 685 ,045, dated October22, 1901.

Application filed February 12, 1901. Serial No. 46,975. (Nemodel.)

T0 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. JACQUES, a citizen of the United States,residingin the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hammers forClock- Chimes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hammers for clockchimes.

I will describe a hammer embodying my invention and then point out thenovel features thereof in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of aclock-chime and hammer, the latter embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is afront view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of ahammer constructionembodied in my invention. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are modiiied forms ofhammers. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are drawn to a larger scale than Figs. land 2.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of thefigures. y A A' represent a pair of uprights, each having alaterally-extending arm a, and A2 a cross-bar connecting them. Thiscross-bar is provided with a number of projections a', from which aresuspended tubular bells B. I do not make any claim to the form of bellherein shown, as the same constitutes the subject-matter of a copendingapplication iiled Junel2, 1901, Serial No. 64,269. This suspension isaccomplished by means of sepa- 'rate cords da, which engage saidprojections and pass through the tubes.

A3 represents a support for a clock mechanism A4, which clock mechanismoperatesat intervals a pin-cylinder A5.

d4 represents a number of levers pivoted intermediate their ends on across-bar-d5, the lower ends of which levers are engaged by the pins onthe cylinder A5 to move them on their pivots. The upper ends of thelevers are connected through cords a5 to hammers C, which are supportedby a cross-bar a7, secured to the uprights A A. A hammer C is providedfor each bell B. Y

Each hammer C is provided with a supporting-arm c, a head c', having astriking-face c2, and a weighted end c3. In practice the hammer is sosupported as to have its head c in balance above the hammer-support.When the pin-cylinder A5 is operated to move the levers a4, the heads care drawn back, and as the heads move out of the vertical plane of theirsupports the weight c? of each hammer assists in moving it backward. Theadvantage of this is that a much lighter weight A6 for the clockmechanism may be employed in starting the mechanism which rotates thepin-cylinder.

The preferred form ofham mer is shown in Fig. 3. Referring to thisfigure, the arm c is a flexible one and consists of spring metal. At theupper end of the arm two plates c4 are secured toit, and pivoted betweenthese plates is the lower end of a rigid stem c5, to which the head issecured. The stem c5 is movable upon its pivot, and its movement forwardor toward the bell is limited by the stem c5 engaging with the end ofthe arm c, and in its backward movement it is limited by its endengaging a pad c, ixed to the arm c. In the operation of this hammer asitis drawn back the arm c is bowed or iexed, and as the lever isdisengaged from a pin on the pin-cylinder the spring of the armthrowsthe head forward; but the forward movement of the arm c' islimited by the cord a of the hammer. The sudden stopping of the levercauses the head to move forward on the pivot of the stem c5 and tostrike the bell. After the bell has been struck the head is thrown back,by reason of the stem c5 engaging the end of the arm c, to its originalposition. T-he various positions are illustrated in Fig. 3. The cord e6is secured to the two plates c4.

In Fig. 4 instead of a rigid and pivoted stem c5 I substitute a exiblestem, and abutting against the flexible stem (designated by e7) is aspring es. This spring c8 serves to return the head to its normalposition.

In Fig. 5 instead of a flexible arm c I employ a rigid arm o9. The rigidarm c is impelled forward and toward the tubular belLby. means of aspring om, which is secured tothe support of the hammers.

In Fig. '6 I also employ a rigid arm e9, which is impelled toward thetubular bell by a spring 010. I also bifurcate the rigid arm and pivotthe stem c of the head in the bifurcation, The movement of the head onits pivot may be limited in any desired Way.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isfl. A hammer for striking bells consistingof a supporting-arm supported at one of its ends and adapted to havemovement at its free end, a stem connected With the free end of saidsupporting-arm and adapted to have movement at its free end, and aeonnterbalanced head carried by the free end of said stem.

2. A hammer for striking bells consisting of a supporting-arm supportedat one of its ends and adapted to have movement at its free end, a stempivoted at one of its ends to the free end of said supporting-arm, and aconnterbalaneed head carried by the free end of said stem.

A ham mer for striking' bells, consisting;r

of an arm, a weighted head pivoted to an end of said arm, means forlimiting` the movement of said head on its pivot, and means for movingthe arm to cause the head to strike.

4. A hammer for striking bells, Consisting of a flexible arm, a Weightedhead having a rigid stem pivoted through said stem to said arm, andmeans for limiting the movement of said stem on its pivot. l

5. A hammer for striking bells, consisting of a flexible arm, a Weightedhead having a rigid stem by which it is pivoted to said arm, means forlimiting the movement of said stem on its pivot, and means for movingsaid arm to canse the said head to move on its pivot.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speoiiieation in thepresence of two subsoribilmr Witnesses,

CHARLES A. JACQUES. IVitnesses:

GEORGE H. BIRCH, Gno. E. CRUsE.

